Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 1
MAT SCI 45L Properties of Materials Materials Science and Laboratory 1 Unit Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 Engineering (MAT SCI) This course presents laboratory applications of the basic principles introduced in the lecture-based course MSE45 – Properties of Materials. Courses Properties of Materials Laboratory: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Expand all course descriptions [+]Collapse all course descriptions [-] MAT SCI 24 Freshman Seminar 1 Unit Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for MSE 45L after Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019 taking E45L The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new Hours & Format students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of laboratory per week all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 20 freshmen. Additional Details Freshman Seminar: Read More [+] Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Hours & Format Undergraduate Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required. Additional Details Instructors: Martin, Messersmith Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Properties of Materials Laboratory: Read Less [-] Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final MAT SCI 102 Bonding, Crystallography, and exam required. Crystal Defects 3 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Freshman Seminar: Read Less [-] Bonding in solids; classification of metals, semiconductors, and MAT SCI 45 Properties of Materials 3 Units insulators; crystal systems; point, line, and planar defects in crystals; examples of crystallographic and defect analysis in engineering materials; Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 relationship to physical and mechanical properties. Application of basic principles of physics and chemistry to the engineering Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects: Read More [+] properties of materials. Emphasis on establishing structure, property, Rules & Requirements processing, and performance interrelationships in metals, ceramics, and polymers. While core concepts are fully covered each semester, Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45 examples and contextualization in Fall editions focuses on metals, ceramics, and functional/electronic properties and in Spring editions on Hours & Format polymers and soft-materials. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Properties of Materials: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Additional Details
Prerequisites: Students should have completed high school AP or Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ honors chemistry and physics Undergraduate
Hours & Format Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Instructor: Chrzan
Additional Details Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects: Read Less [-] Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Martin, Messersmith
Properties of Materials: Read Less [-] 2 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI 103 Phase Transformations and MAT SCI 104 Materials Characterization 3 Kinetics 3 Units Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 The nature, mechanisms, and kinetics of phase transformations and This 3-unit course will cover basic principles and techniques used for microstructural changes in the solid state. Atom diffusion in solids. Phase the characterization of engineering materials. The course is designed to transformations through the nucleation and growth of new matrix or introduce undergraduate students to the basic principles of structural, precipitate phases. Martensitic transformations, spinodal decomposition. chemical and property characterization techniques. The course is The use of phase transformations to control microstructure. grounded in modern x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy techniques Phase Transformations and Kinetics: Read More [+] for characterization of the chemical and structural properties of a material. Rules & Requirements The course introduces the fundamental theoretical framework for diffraction, spectrometry and imaging methods. Prerequisites: MAT SCI 102 and ENGIN 40 Materials Characterization: Read More [+] Objectives & Outcomes Hours & Format Course Objectives: Materials characterization lies at the heart of Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week understanding the property-structure-processing relationships of Additional Details materials. The goal of the course is to prepare undergraduate students from materials science to understand the basic principles behind Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ material characterization tools and techniques. More specifically, this Undergraduate class will provide students (1) a thorough introduction to the principles and practice of diffraction, (2) introductory exposure to a range of Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. common characterization methods for the determination of structure and Phase Transformations and Kinetics: Read Less [-] composition of solids. A successful student will learn (1) the theory of x- ray and electron diffraction, (2) basic elements of electron microscopy, (3) basic aspects of optical and scanning probe techniques.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: MAT SCI 102. A basic knowledge of structure, bonding and crystallography will be assumed
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Scott, Minor
Materials Characterization: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 3
MAT SCI 104L Materials Characterization MAT SCI 111 Properties of Electronic Laboratory 1 Unit Materials 4 Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 This 1-unit laboratory course covers X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning Introduction to the physical principles underlying the electric properties of electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), modern solids with emphasis on semiconductors; control of defects and as well as lab writeup protocols and academic integrity. Students will impurities through physical purification, bulk and thin film crystal growth get hands-on experience using the XRD, SEM and TEM equipment to and doping processes, materials basis of electronic and optoelectronic perform microstructural characterization of materials. Students will also devices (diodes, transistors, semiconductor lasers) and optical fibers; design and run their own project on a topic of their choosing. properties of metal and oxide superconductors and their applications. Materials Characterization Laboratory: Read More [+] Properties of Electronic Materials: Read More [+] Objectives & Outcomes Rules & Requirements
Course Objectives: Practical experience on the most common materials Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7A, PHYSICS 7B, and PHYSICS 7C; or characterization equipment for structural and chemical analysis of PHYSICS 7A, PHYSICS 7B and consent of instructor materials. Introduction to laboratory procedures and independent projects. Hours & Format
Rules & Requirements Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week Prerequisites: MAT SCI 102; and MAT SCI 104 must be taken concurrently. A basic knowledge of structure, bonding and Additional Details crystallography will be assumed. Undergraduate student in engineering, Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ physics or chemistry Undergraduate Hours & Format Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1.5 hours of laboratory and 1 hour of Instructors: Dubon, Wu, Yao discussion per week Properties of Electronic Materials: Read Less [-] Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ MAT SCI 112 Corrosion (Chemical Properties) Undergraduate 3 Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required. Electrochemical theory of corrosion. Mechanisms and rates in relation to physiochemical and metallurgical factors. Stress corrosion and Instructors: Scott, Minor mechanical influences on corrosion. Corrosion protection by design, Materials Characterization Laboratory: Read Less [-] inhibition, cathodic protection, and coatings. Corrosion (Chemical Properties): Read More [+] Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45 and ENGIN 40
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Devine
Corrosion (Chemical Properties): Read Less [-] 4 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI 113 Mechanical Behavior of MAT SCI 117 Properties of Dielectric and Engineering Materials 3 Units Magnetic Materials 3 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2017, Spring 2011 This course covers elastic and plastic deformation under static/dynamic Introduction to the physical principles underlying the dielectric and loads. Prediction/prevention of failure by yielding, fracture, fatigue, wear magnetic properties of solids. Processing-microstructure-property and environmental effects are addressed. Design issues of materials relationships of dielectric materials, including piezoelectric, pryoelectric, selection for load-bearing applications are discussed. Case studies and ferroelectric oxides, and of magnetic materials, including hard- and of engineering failures are presented. Topics include engineering soft ferromagnets, ferrites and magneto-optic and -resistive materials. materials, structure-property relationships, mechanical behavior of The course also covers the properties of grain boundary devices metals, ceramics, polymers and composites, complex stress/strain (including varistors) as well as ion-conducting and mixed conducting states, stress concentrations, multiaxial loading, plasticity, yield criteria, materials for applications in various devices such as sensors, fuel cells, dislocations, strengthening mechanisms, creep, fracture mechanics and and electric batteries. fatigue. Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials: Read More [+] Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7A, PHYSICS 7B, and PHYSICS 7C; or Prerequisites: CIV ENG C30/MEC ENG C85 and MAT SCI 45 PHYSICS 7A, PHYSICS 7B, and consent of instructor. MAT SCI 111 is recommended Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 113 after taking C113 or Mechanical Engineering C124. Deficiency in C113 or Mechanical Hours & Format Engineering C124 maybe removed by taking 113. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Hours & Format Additional Details Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Additional Details Undergraduate
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Undergraduate Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials: Read Less [-] Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Ritchie
Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 5
MAT SCI C118 Biological Performance of MAT SCI 120 Materials Production 3 Units Materials 4 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Economic and technological significance of metals and other materials. This course is intended to give students the opportunity to expand Elementary geology (composition of lithosphere, mineralization). Short their knowledge of topics related to biomedical materials selection and survey of mining and mineral processing techniques. Review of chemical design. Structure-property relationships of biomedical materials and their thermodynamics and reaction kinetics. Principles of process engineering interaction with biological systems will be addressed. Applications of the including material, heat, and mechanical energy balances. Elementary concepts developed include blood-materials compatibility, biomimetic heat transfer, fluid flow, and mass transfer. Electrolytic production materials, hard and soft tissue-materials interactions, drug delivery, tissue and refining of metals. Vapor techniques for production of metals and engineering, and biotechnology. coatings. Biological Performance of Materials: Read More [+] Materials Production: Read More [+] Objectives & Outcomes Rules & Requirements
Course Objectives: The course is separated into four parts spanning Prerequisites: ENGIN 40, MEC ENG 40, CHM ENG 141, CHEM 120B, the principles of synthetic materials and surfaces, principles of biological or equivalent thermodynamics course materials, biological performance of materials and devices, and state- Hours & Format of-the-art materials design. Students are required to attend class and master the material therein. In addition, readings from the clinical, life Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week and materials science literature are assigned. Students are encouraged to seek out additional reference material to complement the readings Additional Details assigned. A mid-term examination is given on basic principles (parts 1 and 2 of the outline). A comprehensive final examination is given as well. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ The purpose of this course is to introduce students to problems Undergraduate associated with the selection and function of biomaterials. Through Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. class lectures and readings in both the physical and life science literature, students will gain broad knowledge of the criteria used to Materials Production: Read Less [-] select biomaterials, especially in devices where the material-tissue or material-solution interface dominates performance. Materials used in MAT SCI 121 Metals Processing 3 Units devices for medicine, dentistry, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and the Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Spring 2014 biotechnology industry will be addressed. The principles of metals processing with emphasis on the use of processing to establish microstructures which impart desirable This course also has a significant design component (~35%). Students engineering properties. The techniques discussed include solidification, will form small teams (five or less) and undertake a semester-long design thermal and mechanical processing, powder processing, welding and project related to the subject matter of the course. The project includes joining, and surface treatments. the preparation of a paper and a 20 minute oral presentation critically Metals Processing: Read More [+] analyzing a current material-tissue or material-solution problem. Students Rules & Requirements will be expected to design improvements to materials and devices to overcome the problems identified in class with existing materials. Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45
Student Learning Outcomes: Hours & Format Apply math, science & engineering principles to the understanding of soft materials, surface chemistry, DLVO theory, protein adsorption kinetics, Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week viscoelasticity, mass diffusion, and molecular (i.e., drug) delivery kinetics. Additional Details • Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Design experiments and analyze data from the literature in the context of Undergraduate the class design project. Apply core concepts in materials science to solve engineering problems Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. related to the selection biomaterials, especially in devices where the material-tissue or material-solution interface dominates performance. Instructor: Gronsky Develop an understanding of the social, safety and medical consequences of biomaterial use and regulatory issues associated with Metals Processing: Read Less [-] the selection of biomaterials in the context of the silicone breast implant controversy and subsequent biomaterials crisis. Work independently and function on a team, and develop solid communication skills (oral, graphic & written) through the class design project. • Understanding of the origin of surface forces and interfacial free energy, and how they contribute to the development of the biomaterial interface and ultimately biomaterial performance.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45 and BIO ENG 103. BIO ENG 102 and BIO ENG 104 are recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Healy
Also listed as: BIO ENG C118
Biological Performance of Materials: Read Less [-] 6 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI 122 Ceramic Processing 3 Units MAT SCI 123 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS Terms offered: Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Fall 2010 PROCESSING 4 Units Powder fabrication by grinding and chemical methods, rheological Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 behavior of powder-fluid suspensions, forming methods, drying, sintering, This 4-unit course starts with a brief review of the fundamentals of and grain growth. Relation of processing steps to microstructure solid-state physics including bands and defects in semiconductors development. and oxides, and then moves to bulk semiconductor crystals growth Ceramic Processing: Read More [+] and processing including doping, diffusion and implantation, and then Rules & Requirements to thin film deposition and processing methods, and finishes with a discussion of materials analysis and characterization. Recent advances in Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45 and ENGIN 40 nanomaterials research will also be introduced. Hours & Format ELECTRONIC MATERIALS PROCESSING: Read More [+] Objectives & Outcomes Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Course Objectives: To prepare students a) for work in semiconductor Additional Details processing facilities and b) for graduate studies related to thin film processing and relevant materials science topics. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ To present the relevant materials science issues in semiconductor and Undergraduate oxide processing. Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. To provide an introduction into the principles of thin film processing and related technologies. Ceramic Processing: Read Less [-] Student Learning Outcomes: Basic knowledge of gas kinetics and vacuum technology, including ideal gas, gas transport theory, definition, creation and measurement of vacuum. Knowledge of electrical and optical properties of thin films. Knowledge of the formation of p-n junction to explain the diode operation and its I-V characteristics. Understanding of the mechanisms of Hall Effect, transport, and C-V measurements, so that can calculate carrier concentration, mobility and conductivity given raw experimental data. The ability to describe major growth techniques of bulk, thin film, and nanostructured semiconductors, with particular emphasis on thin film deposition technologies, including evaporation, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition and epitaxial growths. To have basic knowledge of doping, purification, oxidation, gettering, diffusion, implantation, metallization, lithography and etching in semiconductor processing. To have basic knowledge of electronic material characterization methods: x-ray diffraction, SEM and TEM, EDX, Auger, STM and AFM, Rutherford Back Scattering and SIMS, as well as optical methods including photoluminescence, absorption and Raman scattering. To understand the concepts of bands, bandgap, to distinguish direct and indirect bandgap semiconductors. Understanding of free electron and hole doping of semiconductors to determine Fermi level position. To understand the effect of defects in semiconductors, so that can describe their electronic and optical behaviors, and the methods to eliminate and control them in semiconductors.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: MAT SCI 111, PHYSICS 7C, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Wu, Yao
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS PROCESSING: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 7
MAT SCI 125 Thin-Film Materials Science 3 MAT SCI 136 Materials in Energy Units Technologies 4 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017 Deposition, processing, and characterization of thin films and their In many, if not all, technologies, it is materials that play a crucial, enabling technological applications. Physical and chemical vapor deposition role. This course examines potentially sustainable technologies, and methods. Thin-film nucleation and growth. Thermal and ion processing. the materials properties that enable them. The science at the basis of Microstructural development in epitaxial, polycrystalline, and amorphous selected energy technologies are examined and considered in case films. Thin-film characterization techniques. Applications in information studies. storage, integrated circuits, and optoelectronic devices. Laboratory Materials in Energy Technologies: Read More [+] demonstrations. Rules & Requirements Thin-Film Materials Science: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: Junior or above standing in Materials Science and Engineering or related field Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate standing in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering; and MAT SCI 45. Hours & Format PHYSICS 111A or PHYSICS 141A recommended Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of Hours & Format discussion per week
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Additional Details
Additional Details Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Formerly known as: Materials Science and Engineering 126
Instructor: Dubon Materials in Energy Technologies: Read Less [-]
Thin-Film Materials Science: Read Less [-] MAT SCI 140 Nanomaterials for Scientists and Engineers 3 Units MAT SCI 130 Experimental Materials Science Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2015 and Design 3 Units This course introduces the fundamental principles needed to understand Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 the behavior of materials at the nanometer length scale and the This course provides a culminating experience for students approaching different classes of nanomaterials with applications ranging from completion of the materials science and engineering curriculum. information technology to biotechnology. Topics include introduction Laboratory experiments are undertaken in a variety of areas from the to different classes of nanomaterials, synthesis and characterization of investigations on semiconductor materials to corrosion science and nanomaterials, and the electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical elucidate the relationships among structure, processing, properties, and properties of nanomaterials. performance. The principles of materials selection in engineering design Nanomaterials for Scientists and Engineers: Read More [+] are reviewed. Rules & Requirements Experimental Materials Science and Design: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7C and MAT SCI 45. MAT SCI 102 recommended Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of instructor Hours & Format Hours & Format Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of discussion per week laboratory per week Additional Details Additional Details Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate Undergraduate Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Instructor: Minor Experimental Materials Science and Design: Read Less [-] Nanomaterials for Scientists and Engineers: Read Less [-] 8 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI C150 Introduction to Materials MAT SCI C157 Nanomaterials in Medicine 3 Chemistry 3 Units Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020 The application of basic chemical principles to problems in materials Nanomedicine is an emerging field involving the use of nanoscale discovery, design, and characterization will be discussed. Topics materials for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Nanomedicine is covered will include inorganic solids, nanoscale materials, polymers, and a highly interdisciplinary field involving chemistry, materials science, biological materials, with specific focus on the ways in which atomic-level biology and medicine, and has the potential to make major impacts interactions dictate the bulk properties of matter. on healthcare in the future. This upper division course is designed Introduction to Materials Chemistry: Read More [+] for students interested in learning about current developments and Rules & Requirements future trends in nanomedicine. The overall objective of the course is to introduce major aspects of nanomedicine including the selection, Prerequisites: CHEM 104A. CHEM 104B recommended design and testing of suitable nanomaterials, and key determinants of therapeutic and diagnostic efficacy. Organic, inorganic and hybrid Hours & Format nanomaterials will be discussed in this course. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Nanomaterials in Medicine: Read More [+] Objectives & Outcomes Additional Details Course Objectives: To identify an existing or unmet clinical need and Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ identify a nanomedicine that can provide a solution Undergraduate To learn about chemical approaches used in nanomaterial synthesis and surface modification. Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. To learn how to read and critique the academic literature. Also listed as: CHEM C150 To understand the interaction of nanomaterials with proteins, cells, and biological systems. Introduction to Materials Chemistry: Read Less [-] Rules & Requirements
MAT SCI 151 Polymeric Materials 3 Units Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45 or consent of instructor Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 This course is designed for upper division undergraduate and graduate Hours & Format students to gain a fundamental understanding of the science of polymeric materials. Beginning with a treatment of ideal polymeric chain Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week conformations, it develops the thermodynamics of polmyer blends Additional Details and solutions, the modeling of polymer networks and gelations, the dynamics of polymer chains, and the morphologies of thin films and other Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ dimensionally-restricted structures relevant to nanotechnology. Undergraduate Polymeric Materials: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A or MAT SCI 45. MAT SCI 103 is recommended Instructor: Messersmith
Hours & Format Also listed as: BIO ENG C157
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Nanomaterials in Medicine: Read Less [-]
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Xu
Polymeric Materials: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 9
MAT SCI H194 Honors Undergraduate MAT SCI 198 Directed Group Studies for Research 1 - 4 Units Advanced Undergraduates 1 - 4 Units Terms offered: Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015 Terms offered: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2016 Students who have completed a satisfactory number of advanced Group studies of selected topics. courses with a grade-point average of 3.3 or higher may pursue original Directed Group Studies for Advanced Undergraduates: Read More [+] research under the direction of one of the members of the staff. A Rules & Requirements maximum of 3 units of H194 may be used to fulfill technical elective requirements in the Materials Science and Engineering program or Prerequisites: Upper division standing in Engineering double majors (unlike 198 or 199, which do not satisfy technical elective Hours & Format requirements). Final report required. Honors Undergraduate Research: Read More [+] Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per Rules & Requirements week
Prerequisites: Upper division technical GPA of 3.3 or higher and Additional Details consent of instructor and adviser Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction. Undergraduate
Hours & Format Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week Directed Group Studies for Advanced Undergraduates: Read Less [-] Summer: 8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details MAT SCI 199 Supervised Independent Study 1 - 4 Units Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021 Undergraduate Supervised independent study. Enrollment restrictions apply; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog. Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required. Supervised Independent Study: Read More [+] Honors Undergraduate Research: Read Less [-] Rules & Requirements MAT SCI 195 Special Topics for Advanced Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and major adviser Undergraduates 1 Unit Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated for a maximum of four Terms offered: Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 units per semester. Group study of special topics in materials science and engineering. Selection of topics for further study of underlying concepts and relevent Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction. literature, in consultion with appropriate faculty members. Hours & Format Special Topics for Advanced Undergraduates: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and good academic standing. Summer: (2.0 gpa and above) 6 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week Hours & Format Additional Details Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of directed group study per week Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Additional Details Undergraduate Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/ Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final Undergraduate exam not required. Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required. Supervised Independent Study: Read Less [-] Special Topics for Advanced Undergraduates: Read Less [-] 10 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI 200A Survey of Materials Science 4 MAT SCI 201B Thermodynamics, Phase Units Behavior and Transport Phenomena in Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Materials 4 Units A survey of Materials Science at the beginning graduate level, intended Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2008, Spring 2002 for those who did not major in the field as undergraduates. Focus on the This course will cover the laws of classical thermodynamics, principles nature of microstructure and its manipulation and control to determine of statistical mechanics, and laws governing the transport of mass and engineering properties. Reviews bonding, structure and microstructure, momentum in materials. Applications will include the construction of the chemical, electromagnetic and mechanical properties of materials, equilibrium and nonequilibrium phase diagrams and the kinetics of phase and introduces the student to microstructural engineering. transformations in both soft and hard materials. Survey of Materials Science: Read More [+] Thermodynamics, Phase Behavior and Transport Phenomena in Rules & Requirements Materials: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Prerequisites: 102, 103, Engineering 115 or consent of instructor. 201A Hours & Format is a prerequisite to 201B Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week Hours & Format Additional Details Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Additional Details Grading: Letter grade. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Survey of Materials Science: Read Less [-] Grading: Letter grade.
MAT SCI 201A Thermodynamics and Phase Instructor: Omar Transformations in Solids 4 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Thermodynamics, Phase Behavior and Transport Phenomena in The laws of thermodynamics, fundamental equations for multicomponent Materials: Read Less [-] elastic solids and electromagnetic media, equilibrium criteria. Application to solution thermodynamics, point defects in solids, phase diagrams. MAT SCI 202 Crystal Structure and Bonding 3 Phase transitions, Landau rule, symmetry rules. Interfaces, nucleation Units theory, elastic effects. Kinetics: diffusion of heat, mass and charge; Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018 coupled flows. Regular, irregular arrays of points, spheres; lattices, direct, reciprocal; Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations in Solids: Read More [+] crystallographic point and space groups; atomic structure; bonding in Rules & Requirements molecules; bonding in solids; ionic (Pauling rules), covalent, metallic bonding; structure of elements, compounds, minerals, polymers. Prerequisites: MAT SCI 102, MAT SCI 103, ENGIN 40, or consent of Crystal Structure and Bonding: Read More [+] instructor Hours & Format
Hours & Format Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of Additional Details discussion per week Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Additional Details Grading: Letter grade. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Instructor: Chrzan Grading: Letter grade. Crystal Structure and Bonding: Read Less [-] Instructor: Ceder
Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations in Solids: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 11
MAT SCI 204 Materials Characterization 3 MAT SCI 204D Materials Characterization 1 Units Unit Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 This 3-unit course will cover basic principles and techniques used for This 1-unit course will introduce specialized techniques used for the the characterization of engineering materials. The course is designed to characterization of engineering materials beyond routine x-ray diffraction introduce graduate students to the basic principles of structural, chemical and electron microscopy. The course is designed to complement a and property characterization techniques. The course is grounded basic course in x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy by introducing in modern x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy techniques for graduate students to characterization methods such as ion beam characterization of the chemical and structural properties of a material. analysis, magnetic measurements, synchrotron techniques, scanning The course introduces the fundamental theoretical framework for probe techniques, neutron scattering, optical spectroscopy and dynamic diffraction, spectrometry and imaging methods. characterization. Materials Characterization: Read More [+] Materials Characterization: Read More [+] Objectives & Outcomes Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Materials characterization lies at the heart of Course Objectives: Materials characterization lies at the heart of understanding the property-structure-processing relationships of understanding the property-structure-processing relationships of materials. The goal of the course is to prepare graduate students from materials. The goal of the course is to prepare graduate students materials science to understand the basic principles behind material from materials science and related disciplines to understand the characterization tools and techniques. More specifically, this class basic principles behind ion beam analysis, magnetic measurements, will provide students (1) a thorough introduction to the principles synchrotron techniques, scanning probe techniques, neutron scattering, and practice of diffraction, (2) introductory exposure to a range of optical spectroscopy and dynamic characterization. common characterization methods for the determination of structure and composition of solids. Rules & Requirements
Student Learning Outcomes: A successful student will learn (1) the Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, physics or chemistry; theory of x-ray and electron diffraction, (2) basic elements of electron MAT SCI 102; and concurrent enrollment in MAT SCI 204 microscopy, (3) basic aspects of spectroscopy. Hours & Format Rules & Requirements Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of discussion per week Prerequisites: MAT SCI 102- a basic knowledge of structure, bonding Additional Details and crystallography will be assumed Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Hours & Format Grading: Letter grade. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Instructors: Scott, Minor Additional Details Materials Characterization: Read Less [-] Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade. MAT SCI 205 Defects in Solids 3 Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2014 Instructors: Scott, Minor Many properties of solid state materials are determined by lattice defects. This course treats in detail the structure of crystal defects, defect Materials Characterization: Read Less [-] formation and annihilation processes, and the influence of lattice defects on the physical and optical properties of crystalline materials. Defects in Solids: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7C or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Ramesh
Defects in Solids: Read Less [-] 12 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI C208 Biological Performance of MAT SCI C211 Mechanics of Solids 3 Units Materials 4 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Mechanical response of materials: Simple tension in elastic, plastic and This course is intended to give students the opportunity to expand viscoelastic members. Continuum mechanics: The stress and strain their knowledge of topics related to biomedical materials selection and tensors, equilibrium, compatibility. Three-dimensional elastic, plastic and design. Structure-property relationships of biomedical materials and their viscoelastic problems. Thermal, transformation, and dealloying stresses. interaction with biological systems will be addressed. Applications of the Applications: Plane problems, stress concentrations at defects, metal concepts developed include blood-materials compatibility, biomimetic forming problems. materials, hard and soft tissue-materials interactions, drug delivery, tissue Mechanics of Solids: Read More [+] engineering, and biotechnology. Rules & Requirements Biological Performance of Materials: Read More [+] Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Objectives & Outcomes Hours & Format Course Objectives: The course is separated into four parts spanning the principles of synthetic materials and surfaces, principles of biological Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week materials, biological performance of materials and devices, and state- of-the-art materials design. Students are required to attend class and Additional Details master the material therein. In addition, readings from the clinical, life and materials science literature are assigned. Students are encouraged Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate to seek out additional reference material to complement the readings Grading: Letter grade. assigned. A mid-term examination is given on basic principles (parts 1 and 2 of the outline). A comprehensive final examination is given as well. Instructor: Govindjee The purpose of this course is to introduce students to problems associated with the selection and function of biomaterials. Through Also listed as: CIV ENG C231 class lectures and readings in both the physical and life science Mechanics of Solids: Read Less [-] literature, students will gain broad knowledge of the criteria used to select biomaterials, especially in devices where the material-tissue or MAT SCI C212 Deformation and Fracture of material-solution interface dominates performance. Materials used in devices for medicine, dentistry, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and the Engineering Materials 4 Units biotechnology industry will be addressed. Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 This course covers deformation and fracture behavior of engineering This course also has a significant design component (~35%). Students materials for both monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. will form small teams (five or less) and undertake a semester-long design Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials: Read More [+] project related to the subject matter of the course. The project includes Rules & Requirements the preparation of a paper and a 20 minute oral presentation critically analyzing a current material-tissue or material-solution problem. Students Prerequisites: Civil Engineering 130, Engineering 45 will be expected to design improvements to materials and devices to Hours & Format overcome the problems identified in class with existing materials. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week Student Learning Outcomes: Work independently and function on a team, and develop solid communication skills (oral, graphic & written) Additional Details through the class design project. • Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Develop an understanding of the social, safety and medical consequences of biomaterial use and regulatory issues associated with Grading: Letter grade. the selection of biomaterials in the context of the silicone breast implant Instructors: Ritchie, Pruitt, Komvopoulos controversy and subsequent biomaterials crisis. • Formerly known as: Materials Science and Engineering C212, Design experiments and analyze data from the literature in the context of Mechanical Engineering C225 the class design project. Also listed as: MEC ENG C225 • Understanding of the origin of surface forces and interfacial free energy, Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials: Read Less [-] and how they contribute to the development of the biomaterial interface and ultimately biomaterial performance. • Apply math, science & engineering principles to the understanding of soft materials, surface chemistry, DLVO theory, protein adsorption kinetics, viscoelasticity, mass diffusion, and molecular (i.e., drug) delivery kinetics. • Apply core concepts in materials science to solve engineering problems related to the selection biomaterials, especially in devices where the material-tissue or material-solution interface dominates performance.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: MAT SCI 45; and CHEM C130 / MCELLBI C100A or ENGIN 40; and BIO ENG 102 and 104 recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Healy
Also listed as: BIO ENG C208
Biological Performance of Materials: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 13
MAT SCI 213 Environmental Effects on MAT SCI 215 Computational Materials Materials Properties and Behavior 3 Units Science 3 Units Terms offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 Review of electrochemical aspects of corrosion; pitting and crevice Introduction to computational materials science. Development of atomic corrosion; active/passive transition; fracture mechanics approach to scale simulations for materials science applications. Application of corrosion; stress corrosion cracking; hydrogen embrittlement; liquid metal kinetic Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, and total energy techniques embrittlement; corrosion fatigue; testing methods. to the modeling of surface diffusion processes, elastic constants, ideal Environmental Effects on Materials Properties and Behavior: Read More shear strengths, and defect properties. Introduction to simple numerical [+] methods for solving coupled differential equations and for studying Rules & Requirements correlations. Computational Materials Science: Read More [+] Prerequisites: MSE 112 or equivalent Rules & Requirements
Hours & Format Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering or sciences, or consent of instructor Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Hours & Format Additional Details Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Additional Details Grading: Letter grade. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Instructor: Devine Grading: Letter grade. Environmental Effects on Materials Properties and Behavior: Read Less [-] Instructors: Chrzan, Asta, Ceder, Sherburne
MAT SCI C214 Micromechanics 3 Units Computational Materials Science: Read Less [-] Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014 Basic theories, analytical techniques, and mathematical foundations MAT SCI C216 Macromolecular Science in of micromechanics. It includes 1. physical micromechanics, such as Biotechnology and Medicine 4 Units mathematical theory of dislocation, and cohesive fracture models; 2. Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019 micro-elasticity that includes Eshelby's eigenstrain theory, comparison Overview of the problems associated with the selection and function variational principles, and micro-crack/micro-cavity based damage theory; of polymers used in biotechnology and medicine. Principles of polymer 3. theoretical composite material that includes the main methodologies science, polymer synthesis, and structure-property-performance in evaluating overall material properties; 4. meso-plasticity that includes relationships of polymers. Particular emphasis is placed on the meso-damage theory, and the crystal plasticity; 5. homogenization theory performance of polymers in biological environments. Interactions between for materials with periodic structures. macromolecular and biological systems for therapy and diagnosis. Micromechanics: Read More [+] Specific applications will include drug delivery, gene therapy, tissue Rules & Requirements engineering, and surface engineering. Macromolecular Science in Biotechnology and Medicine: Read More [+] Prerequisites: Consent of instructor Rules & Requirements Hours & Format Prerequisites: BIO ENG 115. Open to seniors with consent of instructor Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Hours & Format Additional Details Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate discussion per week
Grading: Letter grade. Additional Details
Instructors: Govindjee, Li Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Also listed as: CIV ENG C236 Grading: Letter grade.
Micromechanics: Read Less [-] Instructor: Healy
Also listed as: BIO ENG C216
Macromolecular Science in Biotechnology and Medicine: Read Less [-] 14 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI 217 Properties of Dielectric and MAT SCI 218 Optical Materials and Devices 3 Magnetic Materials 3 Units Units Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2017 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Introduction to the physical principles underlying the dielectric and This course provides an overview of the fundamental physics, processing magnetic properties of solids. Processing-microstructure-property and device applications of optical materials, including conventional and relationships of dielectric materials, including piezoelectric, pyroelectric, van der Waals semiconductors, plasmonic materials, and ferroelectric oxides, and of magnetic materials, including hard- and metamaterials, etc. This course gives graduate students an introduction soft ferromagnets, ferrites and magneto-optic and -resistive materials. of the recent developments in the research fields of optical materials and The course also covers the properties of grain boundary devices nanophotonics. Topics covered include: (including varistors) as well as ion-conducting and mixed conducting Basic concepts on light-matter interactions. Excitons, biexcitons and materials for applications in various devices such as sensors, fuel cells, trions. Polaritons: plasmons, phonons and magnons. Plasmonic materials and electric batteries. and their applications. Near field optics and its application in plasmonics. Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials: Read More [+] Raman spectroscopy and surface/tip enhanced Raman (SERS/TERS). Rules & Requirements Metamaterials: negative refraction, super-resolution imaging and optical invisibility. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7A, PHYSICS 7B, and PHYSICS 7C; or Optical Materials and Devices: Read More [+] PHYSICS 7A, PHYSICS 7B, and consent of instructor; MAT SCI 111 is Objectives & Outcomes recommended Course Objectives: This course is designed to give graduate students Hours & Format an introduction of the recent developments in the research fields of optical materials and nanophotonics. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Rules & Requirements Additional Details Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, physics or chemistry Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Hours & Format Grading: Letter grade. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Instructor: Martin Additional Details Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials: Read Less [-] Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Yao
Optical Materials and Devices: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 15
MAT SCI 223 Semiconductor Materials 3 MAT SCI C225 Thin-Film Science and Units Technology 3 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 Semiconductor purification and crystal growth techniques. Doping, Thin-film nucleation and growth, microstructural evolution and reactions. radiation damage, and annealing. Metal-semiconductor interfaces and Comparison of thin-film deposition techniques. Characterization reactions. Interaction between defects and impurities during processing techniques. Processing of thin films by ion implantation and rapid of devices. Major electronic and optical methods for the analysis of annealing. Processing-microstructure-property-performance relationships semiconductors. in the context of applications in information storage, ICs, micro- Semiconductor Materials: Read More [+] electromechanical systems and optoelectronics. Rules & Requirements Thin-Film Science and Technology: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7C or consent of instructor Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, physics, chemistry, or Hours & Format chemical engineering
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Hours & Format
Additional Details Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Additional Details
Grading: Letter grade. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Instructors: Dubon, Wu Grading: Letter grade.
Semiconductor Materials: Read Less [-] Instructors: Wu, Dubon
MAT SCI 224 Magnetism and Magnetic Also listed as: AST C225 Materials 3 Units Thin-Film Science and Technology: Read Less [-] Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014 This course covers the fundamentals of magnetism and magnetic MAT SCI C226 Photovoltaic Materials; materials in the first two-thirds of the class. Topics include magnetic moments in classical versus quantum mechanical pictures, Modern Technologies in the Context of a diamagnetism, paramagnetism, crystal field environments, dipolar and Growing Renewable Energy Market 3 Units exchange interactions, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, magnetic Terms offered: Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2011 domains, magnetic anisotropy, and magnetostriction. Magnetic materials This technical course focuses on the fundamentals of photovoltaic energy covered include transition metals, their alloys and oxides, rare earths and conversion with respect to the physical principals of operation and design their oxides, organic and molecular magnets. Throughout the course, of efficient semiconductor solar cell devices. This course aims to equip experimental techniques in magnetic characterization will be discussed. students with the concepts and analytical skills necessary to assess the The second part of the course will focus on particular magnetic materials utility and viability of various modern photovoltaic technologies in the and devices that are of technological interest (e.g., magnetoresistive context of a growing global renewable energy market. and magneto-optical materials and devices). Additional topics include Photovoltaic Materials; Modern Technologies in the Context of a Growing biomagnetism and spin glasses. Renewable Energy Market: Read More [+] Magnetism and Magnetic Materials: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: Material Science and Mineral Engineering 111 or 123 or Prerequisites: 111 or equivalent or consent of instructor; 117 equivalent. Should have a firm foundation in electronic and optical props recommended of semiconductors and basic semiconductor device physics
Hours & Format Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade. Grading: Letter grade.
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials: Read Less [-] Also listed as: ENE,RES C226
Photovoltaic Materials; Modern Technologies in the Context of a Growing Renewable Energy Market: Read Less [-] 16 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI 241 Electron Microscopy Laboratory MAT SCI C250 Nanomaterials in Medicine 3 4 Units Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 This course covers the basic principles of techniques used in the The course is designed for graduate students interested in the emerging characterization of engineering field of nanomedicine. The course will involve lectures, literature materials by electron microscopy, diffraction, and spectroscopy. In reviews and proposal writing. Students will be required to formulate a addition to lectures on the nanomedicine research project and write an NIH-style proposal during the theory of electron diffraction and microscopy, there is a hands-on course. The culmination of this project will involve a mock review panel laboratory that offers in which students will serve as peer reviewers to read and evaluate the detailed practical training in the operation of the transmission electron proposals. microscope (TEM) in all Nanomaterials in Medicine: Read More [+] of its major functional diffraction and imaging modes. Objectives & Outcomes Electron Microscopy Laboratory: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Course Objectives: To review the current literature regarding the use of nanomaterials in medical applications; (2) To describe approaches to Prerequisites: MAT SCI 104 nanomaterial synthesis and surface modification; (3) To understand the interaction of nanomaterials with proteins, cells and biological systems; Hours & Format (4) To familiarize students with proposal writing and scientific peer review.
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of laboratory and 3 hours of Student Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to (1) identify lecture per week the important properties of metal, polymer and ceramic nanomaterials used in healthcare; (2) understand the role of size, shape and surface Additional Details chemistry of nanomaterials in influencing biological fate and performance; Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate (3) understand common methods employed for surface modification of nanomaterials; (4) comprehend the range of cell-nanomaterial Grading: Letter grade. interactions and methods for assaying these interactions; (5) read and critically review the scientific literature relating to nanomedicine; (6) Instructors: Gronsky, Minor formulate and design an experimental nanomedicine research project; (7) Electron Microscopy Laboratory: Read Less [-] understand the principles of the peer review system. MAT SCI 242 Advanced Spectroscopy 3 Units Rules & Requirements Terms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019 Prerequisites: Graduate Standing Advanced structural and functional characterization of materials using spectroscopic methods. Techniques to be discussed include state of the Hours & Format art optical, x-ray and ion-beam spectroscopies used for characterization Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week of advanced materials and devices. Advanced Spectroscopy: Read More [+] Additional Details Rules & Requirements Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Prerequisites: MAT SCI 204 or MAT SCI 205; or consent of instructor Grading: Letter grade. Hours & Format Instructor: Messersmith Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week Also listed as: BIO ENG C250
Additional Details Nanomaterials in Medicine: Read Less [-]
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Advanced Spectroscopy: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 17
MAT SCI 251 Polymer Surfaces and MAT SCI C261 Introduction to Nano-Science Interfaces 3 Units and Engineering 3 Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2013, Spring 2012 The course is designed for graduate students to gain a fundamental A three-module introduction to the fundamental topics of Nano-Science understanding of the surface and interfacial science of polymeric and Engineering (NSE) theory and research within chemistry, physics, materials. Beginning with a brief introduction of the principles governing biology, and engineering. This course includes quantum and solid-state polymer phase behavior in bulk, it develops the thermodynamics of physics; chemical synthesis, growth fabrication, and characterization polymers in thin films and at interfaces, the characterization techniques techniques; structures and properties of semiconductors, polymer, to assess polymer behavior in thin films and at interfaces, and the and biomedical materials on nanoscales; and devices based on morphologies of polymer thin films and other dimensionally-restricted nanostructures. Students must take this course to satisfy the NSE structures relevant to nanotechnology and biotechnology. Field trips Designated Emphasis core requirement. to national user facilities, laboratory demonstrations and hands-on Introduction to Nano-Science and Engineering: Read More [+] experiments, and guest lectures will augment the courses lectures. Rules & Requirements Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: Major in physical science such as chemistry, physics, etc., or engineering; consent of advisor or instructor Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A or Engineering 5; Material Science and Engineering 151 recommended Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade. Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Xu Instructors: Gronsky, S.W. Lee, Wu
Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces: Read Less [-] Also listed as: BIO ENG C280/NSE C201/PHYSICS C201 MAT SCI 260 Surface Properties of Materials Introduction to Nano-Science and Engineering: Read Less [-] 3 Units Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 Thermodynamics of surfaces and phase boundaries, surface tension of solids and liquids, surface activity, adsorption, phase equilibria, and contact angles, electrochemical double layers at interfaces, theory, and applications. Surface Properties of Materials: Read More [+] Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Salmeron
Formerly known as: Mineral Engineering 260
Surface Properties of Materials: Read Less [-] 18 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI C286 Modeling and Simulation of MAT SCI C287 Computational Design of Advanced Manufacturing Processes 3 Units Multifunctional/Multiphysical Composite Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Materials 3 Units This course provides the student with a modern introduction to the basic Terms offered: Spring 2012 industrial practices, modeling techniques, theoretical background, and The course is self-contained and is designed in an interdisciplinary computational methods to treat classical and cutting edge manufacturing manner for graduate students in engineering, materials science, physics, processes in a coherent and self-consistent manner. and applied mathematics who are interested in methods to accelerate Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes: Read the laboratory analysis and design of new materials. Examples draw More [+] primarily from various mechanical, thermal, diffusive, and electromagnetic Objectives & Outcomes applications. Computational Design of Multifunctional/Multiphysical Composite Course Objectives: An introduction to modeling and simulation of Materials: Read More [+] modern manufacturing processes. Rules & Requirements Rules & Requirements Prerequisites: An undergraduate degree in the applied sciences or Prerequisites: An undergraduate course in strength of materials or 122 engineering
Hours & Format Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week discussion per week
Additional Details Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade. Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Zohdi Instructor: Zohdi
Also listed as: MEC ENG C201/NUC ENG C226 Also listed as: MEC ENG C202
Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes: Read Computational Design of Multifunctional/Multiphysical Composite Less [-] Materials: Read Less [-] MAT SCI 290A Special Topics in Materials Science 3 Units Terms offered: Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 Lectures and appropriate assignments on fundatmental or applied topics of current interest in materials science and engineering. Special Topics in Materials Science: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Formerly known as: 290M
Special Topics in Materials Science: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 19
MAT SCI 290M Special Problems in Materials MAT SCI 296B Independent Research for Science 3 Units Five-Year BS/MS Program 1 - 2 Units Terms offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2006 Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Selected topics in the thermodynamic, kinetic or phase transformation This is the second semester of a two-course sequence for those majors behavior of solid materials. Topics will generally be selected based in the five year BS/MS program. Students are expected to complete an on student interest in Mat Sci 201A-201B. The course provides an independent research project under the supervision of a research advisor opportunity to explore subjects of particular interest in greater depth. initiated in Materials Science and Engineering 296A. This course will Special Problems in Materials Science: Read More [+] meet once at the beginning of the semester to outline the expectations Rules & Requirements of the course. Periodic meetings covering topics such as data analysis and design of experiment will be scheduled. Students will be expected to Prerequisites: MAT SCI 201A and MAT SCI 201B; or consent of keep a laboratory notebook outlining their progress during the semester. instructor A final report in journal publication form will be due at the end of the semester. Each student will also give a final presentation on his/her Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction. research project at the end of the semester. Hours & Format Independent Research for Five-Year BS/MS Program: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week Prerequisites: 296A Additional Details Hours & Format Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-2 hours of independent study per week Grading: Letter grade. Additional Details Instructor: Morris Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Special Problems in Materials Science: Read Less [-] Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only. MAT SCI 296A Independent Research for Independent Research for Five-Year BS/MS Program: Read Less [-] Five-Year BS/MS Program 1 - 2 Units Terms offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019 MAT SCI 298 Group Studies, Seminars, or This is the first semester of a two-course sequence for those majors Group Research 1 - 8 Units in the five year BS/MS program. Students are expected to formulate, Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 develop and initiate an independent research project under the Advanced study in various subjects through special seminars on topics to supervision of a research advisor. This course will meet once at the be selected each year, informal group studies of special problems, group beginning of the semester to outline the expectations of the course. participation in comprehensive design problems or group research on Periodic meetings covering topics such as maintaining a lab notebook, complete problems for analysis and experimentation. effective oral communication, and writing a journal publication will be Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research: Read More [+] scheduled. Students will be expected to keep a laboratory notebook Rules & Requirements outlining their progress during the semester. A progress report will be due at the end of Materials Science and Engineering 296A. Students will also Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction. be expected to give an oral presentation, describing their research project and progress toward their goals in front of their peers at the end of the Hours & Format semester. Independent Research for Five-Year BS/MS Program: Read More [+] Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of seminar per week Rules & Requirements Additional Details Prerequisites: Acceptance into the five year BS/MS program Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Hours & Format Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only. Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-2 hours of independent study per week Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research: Read Less [-] Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Independent Research for Five-Year BS/MS Program: Read Less [-] 20 Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI)
MAT SCI 299 Individual Study or Research 1 - MAT SCI 375B Supervised Teaching of 12 Units Materials Science and Engineering 1 Unit Terms offered: Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021 8 Week Session Terms offered: Prior to 2007 Individual investigation of advanced materials science problems. Disucssion and research of pedagogical issues. Supervised practice Individual Study or Research: Read More [+] teaching in Materials and Science and Engineering. Rules & Requirements Supervised Teaching of Materials Science and Engineering: Read More [+] Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment, or interest in appointment, as a graduate student instructor Hours & Format Hours & Format Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-2 hours of seminar per week
Summer: Additional Details 6 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers Additional Details Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Formerly known as: Material Science and Engineering 300 Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only. Supervised Teaching of Materials Science and Engineering: Read Less Individual Study or Research: Read Less [-] [-] MAT SCI 375A Science and Engineering MAT SCI 601 Individual Study for Master's Pedagogy 2 Units Students 1 - 8 Units Terms offered: Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014 Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Discussion and research of pedagogical issues. Supervised practice Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in teaching in materials science and engineering. consultation with the field adviser. Science and Engineering Pedagogy: Read More [+] Individual Study for Master's Students: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and appointment, or interest in Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering appointment, as a graduate student instructor Credit Restrictions: Course does not satisfy unit or residence Hours & Format requirements for master's degree.
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-2 hours of seminar per week Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Additional Details Hours & Format
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Professional Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week course for teachers or prospective teachers Additional Details Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only. Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate Instructor: Gronsky examination preparation
Formerly known as: Material Science and Engineering 300 Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Science and Engineering Pedagogy: Read Less [-] Individual Study for Master's Students: Read Less [-] Materials Science and Engineering (MAT SCI) 21
MAT SCI 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. (and other doctoral degrees). Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read More [+] Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering
Credit Restrictions: Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for doctoral degree.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Materials Science and Engineering/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read Less [-]